Fear of “drugged driving” if Prop. 64 passes ... San Jose changes the rules ... Cannabis helps Parkinson’s patients ... Ancient cannabis shroud discovered in grave ... Voter guide ... and more. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION Growers in Calaveras County fear robberies after addresses published // abc10.com “Cannabis growers in Calaveras County feel like they have a target on their back. The county planning department released all the names and addresses of growers who applied for a growing...

Attorney General: Marijuana not a gateway drug in opioid crisis ... Autumn is time for harvest, and violence ... Oakland wants to partner with new cannabis businesses ... What kids should know ... and more.

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“Reverse fire sales” in Calaveras County ... New Berkeley dispensaries likely ... Want a job in the cannabis industry? ... and more. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION Marijuana tax would aide L.A. homeless // The Weed Blog “The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted to approve a ballot measure that would funnel medical marijuana tax proceeds to combat the epidemic of homelessness in the area. Recently, there has been a 12% increase in homelessness around the area, and the proposed tax would...

AUMA qualifies for November … Former S.F. sheriff now cannabis consultant … Sex and pot … and more. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION AUMA qualifies for November ballot / / L.A. Times “The measure [titled the Adult Use of Marijuana Act] would allow adults ages 21 and older to possess, transport and use up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational purposes and would allow individuals to grow as many as six plants. Opposition immediately attacks AUMA loopholes // PR Newswire Law enforcement and...

Fight ISIS through legal pot … Cannabis cafes coming to Alaska? … Native tribes pull back from “green rush” … “Sisters of the Valley” chastised … and more. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION Legalize cannabis and fight ISIS, Italian mafia // Reuters “In investigations whose details have not yet been made public, police have found evidence that Italian organized crime, which has long controlled most of the country's illegal drug supplies, and "suspected terrorists" in North Africa are trafficking...

LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION UC campus gets grant to develop “drugged driving” test // San Diego Union-Tribune “Political experts said a measure to legalize recreational marijuana in California is likely to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot, and the prospect of the nation's most populous state approving that measure is raising questions about everything from ‘drugged driving’ to where pot would be sold.” [Editor's note: See related story below.] “ Drugged driving” bill advances to...

Meet California’s cannabis czar … Why do dispensary workers have to have a med card? … Opinion … and the origin of 4/20. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION Meet California’s new “cannabis czar” // Los Angeles Times “Instead of us coming out and drafting [regulations, says Lori Ajax], “I think we want to get feedback first, draft it, and then put it out for comment. I think that might be a more efficient way to handle it.” And then there were 24 // ABC/WPVI-TV The Pennsylvania State House has...

DEA looks at reclassifying cannabis … Grownups just say no … Harborside leaves Oregon … “Heavy users = losers” … Events, opinion and more. LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION DEA to consider reclassification of cannabis by mid-year // Huffington Post “The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law in ‘ the first half of 2016, ’ the agency said in a letter to senators. ” Time for grown-ups to say marijuana should not be legalized //...